This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Quick Settings for your account in Windows 11.
Quick Settings gives you quick access from the taskbar corner to commonly used settings and apps like Volume, Brightness, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, Rotation lock, Battery saver, Accessibility, Night light, Mobile hotspot, Nearby sharing, Cast, and Project. Directly above your Quick Settings, you will see media playback controls when playing music or videos in Microsoft Edge or streaming music in apps like Spotify.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22579, the Keyboard Layout section has been removed from Quick Settings.
You can no longer add and remove Quick Settings in Windows 11 version 24H2.
Starting with Windows 11 build 25967...
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Enable or Disable Drop Tray in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Drop Tray feature for all users in Windows 11.- Brink
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Transfer Files and Settings to New Windows 11 PC using Windows Backup app
This tutorial will show you how to transfer your files, settings, and preferences from your previous (old) Windows 10/11 PC to your new Windows 11 PC during Windows Setup.- Brink
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Disable Automatic Windows Updates in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to disable Windows Update from automatically downloading and installing updates in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Enable or Disable Hidden Feature Flags in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable hidden experimental feature flags in Windows 11.- Brink
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Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media
This tutorial will show you how to create a bootable USB flash drive used to install Windows 11 with UEFI support.- Brink
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Add or Remove "Learn about this picture" Desktop icon
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Learn about this picture" desktop icon when using Windows Spotlight as your desktop background for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10.- Brink
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Use SFC to Repair System Files in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to run the System File Checker (SFC) tool to repair missing, corrupted, and modified system files in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Download Official Windows 11 ISO file from Microsoft
This tutorial will show you how to download an official Windows Server ISO or Windows 11 64-bit or ARM64 ISO file from Microsoft.- Brink
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Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade
This tutorial will show you how to do a repair install of Windows 11 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything.- Brink
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Clean Install Windows 11
This tutorial will show you step by step on how to clean install Windows 11 at boot on your PC with or without an Internet connection and setup with a local account or Microsoft account.- Brink
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show accent color on title bars and windows borders for your account in Windows 11.
Windows 11 gives you the option to personalize the color and accent color of a variety of surfaces you see when you use Windows.
You can personalize the colors that appear in Windows and your apps by setting the mode to Dark, Light, or Custom.
The Dark mode has a darker set of colors and is designed to work well in a low-lit environment.
The Light mode setting has a lighter color scheme across the Start menu, taskbar, Quick Settings, and notification center. It works well during daylight hours. If you choose the Light mode, you’ll be able to show an accent color for window title bars and borders. You...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the hidden icon menu on taskbar system tray for your account in Windows 11.
The hidden icon menu (aka: taskbar corner overflow menu) shows the notification icons you turned off from showing on the system tray.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22572, you can turn on or off showing the hidden icon menu on the taskbar system tray.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22610, there will no longer be an empty show hidden icons arrow showing in your system tray when you’ve set all your icons there to show.
Option One: Turn On or Off Hidden Icon Menu on Taskbar System Tray in Settings
Option Two: Turn On or Off Hidden Icon Menu on Taskbar System Tray using REG file
EXAMPLE: Hidden icon menu...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable font smoothing for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Font smoothing is used by default in Windows to make the jagged edges of text look smoother and more readable.
Option One: Enable or Disable Font Smoothing in Visual Effects Performance Options
Option Two: Enable or Disable Font Smoothing using REG file
EXAMPLE: Font smoothing enabled and disabled
Enable or Disable Font Smoothing in Visual Effects Performance Options
1 Open Visual Effects Performance Options (SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe).
2 Check (enable - default) or uncheck (disable) Smooth edges of screen fonts for what you want. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on OK.
Enable or Disable Font...
This tutorial will show you how to add Empty Recycle Bin to the context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Recycle Bin provides a safety net when deleting files or folders. When you delete any of these items from a hard disk, Windows places it in the Recycle Bin and the Recycle Bin icon changes from empty to full.
If you like, you can add Empty Recycle Bin to the context menu when you right click on the desktop, and right click on the background of a folder or drive opened in File Explorer. This can make it easier to empty your recycle bin from these locations without having to switch to the desktop and right click or open the Recycle Bin.
You must be signed in as an administrator to add and remove the "Empty...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove recommended websites on the Start menu for your account, specific users, or all users in Windows 11.
The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended.
Starting with Windows 11 build 23451 (Dev), Microsoft is re-introducing websites after trying this out with Insiders last fall. One improvement Microsoft made is to recommend more useful and personal websites based on your browsing history instead of generally popular websites. Insiders can right-click on a website and choose to remove a website individually at any given time. Only some Insiders will see this experience and, if you do, please share your feedback.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22621.2359...
This tutorial will show you how to change system sounds for your account in Windows 11.
A sound theme is a set of sounds applied to events in Windows and programs.
You can select an existing theme, or change the sound for individual events for Windows, File Explorer, and Windows Speech Recognition.
Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/uxguide/vis-sound
Option One: Change Sound Scheme for All System Sounds in Settings
Option Two: Change Program Events for Specific System Sounds in Settings
Option Three: Change Program Events for Specific System Sounds in Registry Editor
Change Sound Scheme for All System Sounds in Settings
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on the Personalization on the left side, and...
This tutorial will show you how to add the "Show Linux" on File Explorer Navigation Pane setting to Folder Options for all users in Windows 11.
The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) lets developers run a GNU/Linux environment -- including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications -- directly on Windows, unmodified, without the overhead of a traditional virtual machine or dualboot setup.
When you install WSL, it adds Linux to the navigation pane of File Explorer for easier access to the file systems of your installed distros.
Adding the Show Linux setting to Folder Options will make it easy for users to turn on or off showing Linux on the navigation pane of File Explorer on demand without having to uninstall WSL for their...
This tutorial will show you how to add the "Show Gallery" on File Explorer Navigation Pane setting to Folder Options for all users in Windows 11.
Gallery in File Explorer designed to make it easy to access your photo collection. The content in Gallery is the same as what you see in the All Photos view in the Photos app. Your most recently taken photos appear at the top of Gallery. This includes photos from your phone if you have OneDrive Camera Roll Backup set up.
Gallery displays the contents of the Pictures library. When you include a folder, the files appear in the Gallery but continue to be stored in their original locations.
You can choose which folders are shown in Gallery through the Collection dropdown. You can also add...
This tutorial will show you how to add the "Show Home" on File Explorer Navigation Pane setting to Folder Options for all users in Windows 11.
Home in the navigation pane is the default homepage of File Explorer (Win+E) that allows you to quickly access and view your pinned/frequent locations (Quick access), Favorites (pinned files), and Recent files from one location.
Quick access = Displays up to 13 folders that you pinned or frequently opened on the system.
Favorites = Pinned files.
Recent (Recent files) = Displays up to 25 files that you most recently opened.
Adding the Show Home setting to Folder Options will make it easy for users to turn on or off showing Home on the navigation pane of File Explorer on demand for their account...
The hashlink.exe app no longer works to allow using this tutorial to add custom shortcuts to the Win+X menu.
The Win+X Quick Link menu (aka: Power User menu) is a pop-up menu from the Start button that includes shortcuts of common management, configuration, and other power user tools for Windows.
The shortcuts on the Win+X Quick Link menu are broken up into 3 groups. Group1 shortcuts in the bottom section, Group2 shortcuts in the middle section, and Group3 shortcuts in the top section.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22579, Windows Terminal and Windows Terminal (Admin) in the Win+X menu has been replaced by Windows PowerShell and Windows PowerShell (Admin). If you have Windows Terminal installed and would like Windows PowerShell to...
This tutorial will show you how to add a Read-only context menu to files and folders for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can apply or clear the read-only attribute for files and folders in Windows 10/11.
When setting a folder as read-only, read-only is actually only applied to all files in the folder and subfolders instead. The folder itself will not be read-only.
When a file is set to be read-only, write permissions are removed. This prevents the file from being edited or modified. For example, any edits to a read-only text file will have to be saved as a new file.
You will still be able to delete a read-only file.
If you like, you can add a Read-only context menu to files and folders to make it easier to set and...
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